National statistics

Road goods vehicles travelling to Europe: October 2020 to September 2021

Number of powered vehicles and unaccompanied trailers carried on each route to Europe for October 2020 to September 2021.

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Road goods vehicles travelling to Europe: October 2020 to September 2021 tables

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When comparing the 12-month period ending September 2021 to the previous 12-month period ending September 2020, we see:

  • the total number of trips made by road goods vehicles travelling from Great Britain to Europe increased by 1% to 3.14 million
  • the number of trips made by powered vehicles decreased by 4% from 2.11 million to 2.04 million
  • the number of trips made by unaccompanied trailers increased by 10% from 1.01 million to 1.11 million

When comparing the 12-month period ending September 2021 to the 12-month period ending September 2019:

  • the total number of trips made by road goods vehicles travelling from Great Britain to Europe decreased by 8% to 3.14 million
  • the number of trips made by powered vehicles decreased by 13% from 2.34 million to 2.04 million
  • the number of trips made by unaccompanied trailers increased by 3% from 1.07 million to 1.11 million

Of the 2.04 million powered vehicles that travelled from Great Britain to Europe, in the 12-month period ending September 2021 compared to the 12-month ending September 2020, we see:

  • the number of trips made by UK-registered vehicles decreased by 13% from 0.29 to 0.25 million
  • the number of trips made by foreign-registered vehicles decreased by 2% from 1.78 to 1.75 million

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Published 18 November 2021